The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-20 00:00:00

I:CINAIIAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. ' celebrate-I Y Old NVIIISITS rivals the finest '-' I\ TCH BRAND, It i Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very 'Wholesome. thSold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the w sinee Houses in London ; by at Agents in the principal to Eng-laud ; or wholesale 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. • r) userve the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded Junahan's LL Whisky." FURNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and the kiPLOORCLOTEI, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in Moe s n gdonl, rezardless of amount or distance. Flrst• class ci • at s econd-class I s Terms peculiarly liberal to , xergy ine „ pr ce . re tn d and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select mPlayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. Y,arficle warranted. Nigir G ICALEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR , are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and I;re publishin an FURNISHING New Edition of their un -I‘cien:.:st„tibclipOUSE GUIDE, illustrated by HO „ eavravings of every description of Furniture and po ß i_ i ' 4B , wit prices attached. A copy sent pais and coal. i ree on application. This costly work also contains „„,P etc estimates fur furnishing on the following revised • • A Six -roomed Parsonage 4n Eight-roomed ditto A Ten -roomed ditto 7 , _ Twelve -roomed d:tto Clg'ether with a erica List of purified Belding, and a mass cul valuable informationto all requiring* household furniture, rnt , r „De_k or bedding. References kindly permitter' to y- Chi - e rnd gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampto!2, ,w,...4lester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Oxford, Brighton, Gainsborougth, trgate. [Kidder st7:rr Wellington, Croydon. Cambridge, iitaines, Dorking, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, I,` it 4 42411 1, and abo ve 500 ot h er p l aces i n a ll pa r ts of Great f COO bri I tETT and CO.. General House Furnishers. Deptf ord dge, London. S.E. T_________________ IIE CONTINENTAL UNION GAS COM PANYInc (Limited). orpo-ated under the Companies Act, 1862, with Limited Capit al Liability. .£4':0,(00, in 20,000 Shares of £2l each, with Power to Increase. DepositXl on application, and £4 on Allotment. Jo hn All a n, —S DIRECTORS. q. - Director of the Oriental Gas Company. 1 ., _ ,, .3? Wolia,ton Blake Esq., 18. Loidon-street. lolnstleu_bitt, Esq , Director of the Imperial Gas Company, 8 r isher, Esq , Joh n 1 .,° 11 . late of Fisher's and Robins )12, Watling y,letLondon. " 111141 11 White Esq., Director of the European Gas Com- Pan (With power to add to their number.) Messrs,. Arasterman, Peter ß s, ANKERS Mildred, and CO., 35, Nicholas lane, Lombard-street. J oseph AUDITORS. ~ liorand, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the City of Lon kuo,n Gas Company. „,- 4 c L. B.,ckler,Esq., Secretary to the European Ga 3 COM- SOLICTORS. b less SOLICTORS. Hughes, Masterman, and Hughes, 17, Bucklersbury. BROKERS. Messrs. Hill, Fawcett, and Hill, 29, Threadneedle-street. PROSPECTUS. This Com-any has been formed I or the purpose of carrying p• the business of G s Works now tn full of ope , ation, with elusive privileges, in the fullowing cities and towns of Itratice and t ily, viz. :—Strasbnrg, Cette, Nismes, Vienna, k ° „a,Pne, Beane +ire Rueil, Albi Milan, Genoa, Parma, 6,;":"es, and Alessandria, and which now belong o the eiete " Union des Gsz." The Company will also have the 1 1 9,wer of extending the betexising works, and of adopt.ng such itut!ier concessions as may consdered sufficiently remune rative, either alone or in connection with the Societe "Union Gaz.” 01:1:11.e con c essions thus brought under one management were (. 4 , 94(d at different pert ds by the Societe " Lniqn dFs • and nearly ami lion sterling has been expended in p r Ving the concessions a nd in the constructi n a ,, d iin kt.veraent of the s e v e ral works, pla n t, mains, service pipes, Th . ? k ilti ng' the last flares years the management has been in H o rugs of a Private Company, called the " Societe d'Ex and t a il t i j on d'Usines Gaz," under a 23 years' work.ng lease, e result has been as follows : "u revenue for year ending 30th June, 186' £142,801 1 30th June, 1r62 15 7 ,840 T 1 1 ,9 30th June, 1863 172 , 8 60 im provement thu's' indicated is steadily progressing. of the capabilities ot the werks and the pr fitable character eee business having thus been fully established by the Aro den " of a company with limited resouro• s, it is now ow posed to raise sufficient capita for the repayment of all d ev Tanding l oans, amounting to £141, 500 , an d f or the further erea7Poient of the prop e rty, to meet the constantly in tow4laug demandfor gas in the above-menti , ned cites and he C • th ere , ontinental Union G ;r3 Company (Limited) have, th e r at s 'e, entered into agreements for the purchase , of_ all tati oia lt - qs, privileges, and property of the '6Societe d'Exploi- Pay m . 'or 2,500 paid-up shares of this Company ; and by a_ to 4 4 `"nt of £50,000 in cash this Company will become entitled 1r h , Ito% in shares of the " Uniones Gaz," to all profits in tl e - 4 me 30th June last. the benefit off ll ourlay for improve the,a and exten-ions during the last years, and wid obtain all " ur render of the interests and secure the co-operation of Iparties concerned. bo.":._:ociete d'Exploitation" thus becomes extinct. vi,o_;iring• the pet iod of the contract, the whole p_rofi r ts orf the D„ 148 WI 1 belong to thi , a Company. after pi•?vidin., fo typefat of a rental to the " Union des Gaz," commencing atsl4, ','„ ° Per annum, and rising in nine years to "Obligations" and also for the redemption of Br a tang with interest to £27460 per annum, by annual .ion - ` 1, 148 S'r , al ever 20 years. All charges of th escr p have hitherto been paid out of pr‘fits, leaving a large a rPlne. of.A.#,t the expiration of the 23 years' under the terms contract, c (,j' lt eir agreement, the Continental Union Gas of M l ted) will become joint owners to the extent of once-ball and entire prperty represented by th, , several Concessions h, the Wor •s o of the "Union des Gaz, wi I likewise be re ile amount of all outlay for improvements, extensions, nett- works, and will be entitled thenceforth to not less -4 one moiety of the prefits, free f. om all liabilities and Preferential charges. complete inspection of the se ve ral works has been made "' the part of this Company by a thoroughly practictl gas ej'ginper, who has reported moat favourably of the p ospects e ' f y t ho. undertaking. ih't is well "flown to persons conversant with Gas Works „at the consumption of gas is continually increaslng, and' 1 1 'here, as in this case, exclusive privileges have been obtained, profits increase is a still greater ratio. The magnitude r nd importance of the cities and towns embraced in the eon- Cessions, roupled with the experience of the past working, , tre such as to secure 2o the shareholders immediate and s!e tdily increasing aividends. A I•irge numb rof the shares are already subscribed. Pro i'sOectuses and Forms of Application may be obtained of 4 1e;isr s . Hill, P'aw,.ett, and Hilt, the Brokers of the ompany ; Or at the Temporaty Offices of the Company. The amount zi up n cacti slut c applied tor mu t be paid to the Com rinY's Bankers previously to the anplic“tion being sm , ` ns sum will be returned if no allotment is mf' applicant. temporary Offices, 29, Threadneedle-stri 4te April 18, 1804. in; to the USINESSES.—"..r. ANDREW HIND has for ~,, I 'SALE a Pottl',., r i r , s, l tudiers', from S. W. Price £2o'. Also Corn iomlfeet onere:, £5O to Z 1 000; Greengrocers', £5O to £3of); Chemists' !Mainers', Stationers', from £45 4sf ) ;• l 9 • t3rocers', from ' £so to £2,00; Drapers', £2OO to t ; 40 ; ' Bakers', £75 to £400; Coffee-houses, £5O to £1,200 ; stn. — "es, &c. £OO to £6OO ;. ster-rooms, Restaurants, &c., i k e , to` £1,46; LaundricA, £ 5 ) to .E2CP) ; Oil, Cigar, Fish, ,e v e rn, awl Toy Sh ps. £5O to £300; and numerous others in ..e e t: , trade. Commercial Agency Offices, corner of Little art e , A. . . r-4/ine, St. Paul's. 'I he April List, containing 5,000, ,*atis. UOUSES.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has for SALE, a pair of FREEHOLD semi detached seven -la;;;i'a VILLAS, near a station, half an hour's ride from e a.l .l ll gdon-street. with good gardens back and front. Let to Pri c ir tenants at £22 each ; but possession of one may be had. via e, 4300 each , Also numerous others, at all prices. - corner of Little:Carter-lane, St. Paul's. COFFEE-HOUSE.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has SALE an old-established BUSINESS, near St. s• Coffee-room, bar, kitchen, and six rooms above. t i n £33, Lease 16 years. Trade £l2 per week. Price £145. ,20 the following :—.Southwark. £75 ; Oxford-street (near), o f 1.4 , is ington, £6); Shoreditch, £2OO, &o. Offices, corner ittle Carter-lace, St. Paul's. TO CHEMISTS, &c.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has for SALE an old-established BUSINESS, in a Vain road East. Commanding corner shop, eight rooms, Am 4 „.,ent xls. Returns £3OO. Price. including a heavy stock, ;*: 4 00. Accommodation if required. Offices, corner of Late 'Alter-lane, St. rani's. l 0 BUTCHERS. —Mr. ANDREW HIND has ib for SALE a ready - money BUSINESS, in Southwark. .. ) ,91) and five roams. Rent, Mi. Lease, 12 years. Returns t ra to E4O per week. Price £6l Offices, Little Carter. lane, 181: DRAPERS.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has i - r SALE a eood BUSINESS, in a main thoroughfare, u. Shop and six rooms. Rent and taxes, £3O Returns, e u. per annum. Stook optional. Pries £l5. Offices, Little 4rter-lane, St. Paul's. IPARTNERSHIPS.—Mr. ANDREW HIND is instructed to obtain a PARTNER for a very lucrative allufanturlng business. Capital required, £3OO. Also ;Water_ ous mercantile partnerships for negotiation requiring —440 45 to .C 5,000. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, S . Paul's. ERLIN WOOL, FANCY STATIONERY, and TOBACCO.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has for dis- Ira' the above, situate in one of the best positions. N. do ing a snug business, and oapab'e of improvement. Prioe fittings, fixtures. Jrc., £lOO. Of foes , corner of Little ,_ltter-iane. St. PAUL% bAIRTES.—Mr: ANDREW HIND has for st i ., SALE an excellent BUSINESS , S. ; dwelling - house , cgs, staVing, &e.; rent, £18; lease, eight years ; price, in the Ind eight cows. horse , van. cart , poultry, £420. Also A r i et ollowino- --City, p rice .£2OO ; Islington, £170; N. Die- Itt e .e,Y oo ; BOw, £45 ; Offices, corner of Little Carter ,t. Paul IMPORTANT INFORMATION. 1111,. ROBERTS' POOR MAN'S FRIEND 1 44 0 IS Confidently recommen ded to the Public as an unfall %,, IV? efly for wounds of every descr i p tion, burns, scalds, Al u 'llat scorbutic eruptions, sore and inflamed eyes, c. 1 , ft note. is lid., 2s. Ad., I 'B., and 24 ^s. each. Also his 'tk Nri l , -1E AN fISCROPHUL/E, confirmed by sixty years' Ill tee c i ellen to be one of the best alterativ e medicines ever AD e r r , to the public. They form a mild and superior Family ke t , t aant, thst may be taken at all times ithout confin . e . Ile or (h , tnge of diet. Sold in baxes, ls. lid., 25. 9d., 45 . * ( A l ci 228. e ac h. , 4, 1•1 wholesale by the proprietors, Beach and Barnicott, `aecti,,t, by th- London houses, and retail by all respectable vendors in the United Kingdom and Colonies. ESK ELL'S INVENTION in , 14) Ile w ihe consuction f ARIFICIAL TEET has tlr anvan tr tages : o A set T of teeth, of excellent work 'P and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the ank „ ePrfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes r * li4 as flcation an d ar ti cu l a ti on . They are fitted without N'arq, or f astenings, ani adapt themselves so perfectly to the 'oat they are quite immoveable except at the option ,: hereln teeth to many changes of the mouth without the ,f4l,`"ftdentist. They are not so Liable to injury, are always se sand will last. a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea fr for 7 stamps. e ll tf e P e e t et o la n i ol ,7 Eskell's Patent, &c. of specimens and con s ultatio sires-B,Grosven or kala ' -ooncl-strec t W ; 39, lielyiett's-hill, pt. o . SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER Ect IL S.—A NEVER FAILING RESIEDY.—Fre :cott Without any mercurial ingredient, from the refip a e_of w llsr. 11 1fq (43f It romiey, tient, will be found Invaluable i o I vin h d o ,Itarn:roto biliousand liver complaints, indiges t ion, bit ai ddiness aizziness oi the eyes, eic. or a u tbele, B 1 8 as family aperient medicine, and as a purifier „ ot e aad -0 theyare truly excellent ; mild in their opera gratefUl to the stomach, they create appetite, pro ‘;`(l V t ea tion, and strengthen the whole nervous , system. • i , afubert. 8 King William-street, Charing-cross. by moat druggists, in boxes,ls. and three one,2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. ItLti pQ O as and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square -.1 ` 41 ). 4 ge , with " William Lambert," engraved en the N°. 22,408. IN what " Happy Land" can I see you after the "Opera?" I en'y know of One HAPPY LAND in which a Gentleman may Sup—EVANS', O °Alt my dear fellow ! rrHE ENGLISH. AND FOREIGN CREDIT COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated under the "Companies' Act, 1.76?.," by which the liability of the shareholder s is limited to the amount of their shares. Capital £2,(00,0;0, in 10,00 shares of £5O each. First issue 20,000 shares. Deposit per share on applica tion, and £4 on allotment, of which 10,0,0 shares h.ve bean already subscribed f r. Subsequent calls not to exceed .£2 10s , and at intervals of not less than three months. It is not intended to call up more than £l5 per share; but as the operations of the Company require additno , al capi tal, further issues of shares will be made, a preference being given to the then existing. shareholders. DIRECTORS. John Barrow, E,q., Normanton Hail, Chairman Amsterdam Water Works Company. Joseph Bray, Esq , Pyrgo Park, Itomford. Ferdinand Jacques, Esq., Banker, Berl n. Charles E. Mangles, Esq., Chairman West India Royal Mail Company. George Palmer Robinson, Esq., Director Alliance Bank. George Sheward, Esq., Leinster-square, Bayswater, Thomas Stenhouse, Esq., Chairman Discount Corporation. George Barnard Townsend, Esq., Director South - Eastern of Portn,al ILti.way Company. BANKERS. The Alliance Bank, Lothbury, London ; Brown's-buildings, Liverpool; and King-Areet, Manchester. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Desborough, Young, and Desborough, 6, Sise-lane. Messrs. Swift and Co., 32, Great George-street, Westminster. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1864. THE WAR IN DENMARK. This Day, in Bvo., price One Shilling, AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE OF EUROPE. Issued by the March Association at Copenhagen. Translated from the Danish. Richard Bentiey, Publisher In Ord'nary to Tier Majesty. In Three Vols. post Bvo., at all Libraries, THE DANES, SKETCHED BY THEM SELVES. A Series of popular Stories by the best Danish Novelists. OYAL FREE 1106PITAL, Gray's-inn-road, In the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-cross. FUNDS are urgently REQUIRED. Treasurer and Banker—EDWARD MASTE EiMIN, Esq., Nicholas-lane. T HE NATIONAL SHAKESPEARE E.MUZIAL BUST. ---- --- By PPJAX M ELL Mt, Professor of Sculpture, Govern ment School tf Art, p.iblished under the special sanction of the National Shakespeare and Stratford-on-Avon Tercente nary Committees, by HOWELL, JAMES, and CO. Copies will be issued, in the order of registration, to sub scribers only, and arc executed in— - - Wed wood Ceramic Statuary, 12 in. high, price One Guinea. French Terra Cotta 15 „ „ One Guinea. Bronze 8 „ „ Three Guineas Subscribers' names received by the agents in Lo don and chief provincial towns (where copies of the Bust miy be seen), or by the publishers, Translated by Mrs. BEJSITBY. Richard Bentley. New Burlington-strut. THE QUARTERLY REVIEW, N o , CCXXX., will be Published TO-MOitROW. BROKERS. Messrs. Dezoete and Gorton. 2, Austin-friars. SECRETARY (PRO TETI•) 3 ' • Mr. Chester Ear les. ,TEMPORARY OFFICES. 2, Copthall-chambers, Angel-court, Throgmorton-street. CONTENTS. I. Prospels of the Confederates. 11. Pompeii : Past and Present. 111. Empire of Mexico. IV. Mr Wil lam Napier. V. Sh‘lispeare and his Sonnets. VI. The l•rivy Council Judgment. VII. Tie Foreign Policy of England. John Murray, Albemarle-street. NEW WORK. BY MR. CHARLES DICKENS, In Molthly Parts, uniform with the Original Editions of "Pickwick," "David Copperfleid," &o. On Saturday, April r th, will of bd Published Part 1., price OUR MUTUAL FRIEND, By CHARLES DIC•KENS. To be completed in Twenty Monthly Parts. With Illustrations by MARCUS STONE. London: Chapman and Half, 193, Pic;adilly. ROWELL, JAMES, and Co., Goldsmiths, dm, By appointment to the Queen and t'rince and Princess 01 Wal2s, b, 7, and 9. ItEuENT-STREET, LONDON. Photographs and prospectuses forwarde I post free on ap. plication. MESSRS. BOTT, JACKSON, AND CO. execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the year. Market price guaranteed. Remittances. London and Westminster Bank. Post-office Orders payable at Camber well-park. This Day, price 25., fancy cover, KATE HA'MIL TON. An Autobiography of a Gay Life and a "Love" Career. Un.f ,rm with the above, price 28 each, 1. SKITT I,ES. 3. LEFT lIER, 11031 E. 2. A • ONYMA. 4. FANNY WHITE.WOMEN OF LONj.IN, 2s. 6d. 111u,trated. London : George Vickers, An.' 6 "el-o3urt, Strand. BARBARA. 1 7 T ..iiiVIE, the New Novel, by MARGAKT BLOUNT, is now ready, in 3 vols., at all the Libraries. London: John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-street. Address—BorT and JACKSON, "Man of the World" Wine Stores, George-street, Camberwell-park, London. pIGS! PIGS! PIGS!-INDIAN PIG MEAL, without husks, supplied to the Royal farms, Windsor, and in every county in England, IGs 6d per cwt ; one cwt. equal to 11 cwt, har`ey or any meal. Delivered free in Lon don. Established 1858.— THOMAS PEARCE, Manager, 66, Lent-street, Southwark. um-1E NIZANT of the DECCAN'S Magnificent CRYsTAL CANDELABRA for INDIA, being one o: five reo n ly manufactured (154 liOits, 22 feet high, and 12 feet in diameter, is now on show, together with a great variety of rare and exquisite speci Lens of workman s ip in glass, amongst which are designs in engravings taken from the famous E gin marb es ; also a variety of the most delzat table glas4, with elaborately eng aved ornamenta t ens resembling the finest lace work. The altarpiece, in cryst 1, has now been Ldde !. THE WELLINGTON THREE SHILLING DINNER, .consisting cf Soup, Fish, Made Dish, qclnt, Sweet, (te,.. is served daily from 3 to 9 p.m., and on Sundays from 5 to 8.30 p.m. Private Rooms for large or small parties. By order, JOHN CATES, Manager. The Wellington, St. James's-street. Entrance, 160, Piccadilly. J. DEFRIES and SONS, Crystal Gallery, Egyptian Hal. OHANDEMERS in BRONZE, w in , i LU , en d NJ SILVER, of the finest designs for Dining-room and Library. Moderator Lamps in Bronze, Ormolu, China, and Glass. FRENCH GALLERY. 120, PALL-MALL. — The ELEVENIII ANNUAL EXHIBITION of PICTUREq ' the contributions of Artists of the French and Flemish Schools, IS NOW OPEN. Admission, la.--Cstalogue, Cd. 3/I R. W. S. WOODIN'S ELOPEBIENT EXTRAORDINARY, and . BACHELOR'S BOX, an Entirely New Entertainment, at the Polygraphic Hall, King William-street, Crxaring-c 09F1, EVERY EVENINU, at eight (except Saturday); Saturday Mornings at three.— Stalls, and box sta'ls, 3s. ; area, 28. ; amphitheatre, Is. A Plan orthe Stalls may be seen, and Seats secured at the Hall from e 'even to five. Next Morning Performance, Saturday, April 9, at three. ANTERBUIL-i_ HALL. C THIS EVENING an entirely new'and Optic 1 Illusion, entitled PRINCE BLOSSOM; OR, THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE FOREST OF SHADOWS ! with novcl effects, registered by C. Mo: ton and T. 11. Weston. "The figure of Fame, wined and trumpeted, passing' an 1 rep , issing through the Magic Foun!ain, is so complete an illusion that it wellnigh ceases to be illuso - y."---Norning Star, Feb. 19. Prince Blossom, Miss Townley. In addition to the usual Entertainments of the establish ment, supported by the whole of the talented eomrany, in cluding Arthur Lloyd, Miss Nelly air. T. Maelagan, G. W. Tester, .Lc. fie _ In a few d , ys will be prodired, with alterations and im provements in produ lion, the Now Illusion, surpassing any thing yet attempted. entitled THE TERCEN ris.NA ; or, a NI , ,IHT PM SHAKSPERI 4 I, in which Mr. W. Randall will re-appear. Admission—Area, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, is. Open every Evenfng. T H 0 XF O R D, 1 1 , OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, FRIDAY, will be performed the new and successful Opera, by IL Guoaod, FAUST, embracing the entire company of this establishment, with augmented baud and chorus ; other Musical Entertainments, supported by the following talenteil artistes : —Misses Russell, Fitz-Henry, Tyrrell,,W almsley ; Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green, &a Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. • -- To-morrow Evening, Satu-day, THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, by Otto Nicolat. Comedy by UNS WO RT II and EUGENE, Mr. T. Mani wan, W. Randall, G. Hutchenson, a W. Jester, Miss Nelly Power (the .luventla comedienne), Sze., &o. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, Is. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. ROYAL ALHAMBRA.— CONTINUED SUCCW , S of the CIRQUE, acknow ledged to be the best produced in England. MORNING PERFORMANCI every WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY at Two. EVERY EVENING. at Half-past Seven. 110p1 OYAL ALHAMBRA.- AIL, EVERY EVENING the celebrated JEAN JACQUES. from the Cirque raole.n, Paris. EVERY EVENING at Half-past Seven. ROYAL ALHAMBRA.- Brilliant EQUESTRIAN SCENE of he Young Ladles, ent.tled THE RIDE FOR THE RIBBON. Prices of Admission—Private Boxes (to hold six), 215.; Reserved Se +ts, 3s. ; stalls and Balcony. 2s. ; Pit and Pro menade, Is. ; Upper Balcony, 6d. Box Office open from ten to four. MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. RECENT ADDlTlONS.—President Lincoln and Presi dent Davis; Ancient Effigies of Henry IV. and his Queen Joan. in magnificent costumes of the period (1399); and in the Chamber of Physiognomy is a full-length model of tieo. Victor Townley. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. Admittance, Is. ; extra rooms, 6d. ARGYLL ROOM S, Windmill-street, Piccadilly, IS OPEN EVERY EVENING. During the evening an unparalleled repertoire of Dance Music, Selections and Overtures, is performed by the cele brated Argyll Band, forty in number. Doors Open at Half-past 8, commence at g Admission is. Manager, M. GRENET. 44A, MADDOX-STREET, REGENT-STREET, W. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. Open daily from 10 till 10. Where may be seen the Astecs ; Bushman and Wife; Julia Pastrana and Infant; Eng and Shang, the Siamese Twins; and upwards of 8,000 Models, Natural Preparations t &e. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One Shilling (for Gentlemen only). MERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS, TRADERS, AND EXECUTORS. ACCOUNTS arranged and adjusted, and Ilalance Sheets prepared.—Financ al operations organised and Banking fa cilites arranged.—Cash Advances made on Trade Stock, Dock Warrants, and other Securities, and Sales effected.— The Agency of Provincial and Foreign Firms undertaken. Address, Messrs. BANKES and Co., Accountants, 20, Devereux-court, Strand, London, W.C. DRIZE MED A L —INTERNATIONAL ji..EXIIIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER .11 CO., Wax Chandlers, &a, &0., To the Queen and the ranee of Wales. (Established 17?0.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, testifies to he excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' mautif acture. distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, Stip : " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my tutn, s I com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality. with 'tatted Wicks, patented.. cs. 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality a. Od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .. Is. 6d. per lb. Second quality •• is. 3d. per lb. Third quality ls. ld. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders - 1;1 - Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., 8, South Holton-street. Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730). The large ss Establishment in England for the Manufacture Wax Candles to the use of the Altar. J. DEFRIES and SONS, West-end Show Rooms, Crystal Gallery, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. DEFREES and SONS' CRYS I'ATA CHAN o DELIERS in Venetian, Grecian, and oth , r registered De igns for Gas or Candles; Crystal Lanni, and Wall Lights f:,r India; Club, NI es s, and General Fur nishing. Or ers for ti lass, China, and Earthenw, re promptly executed.—Works, London and Birmingham ; City snow Rooms and Manutactory, 147, Lioundsditch ; West-end Show Rooms, Crystal Gallery, Egyptian Hall, PLcadslly. THE INDEPENDENT FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY (Limited). Capital One MI Stirling, in 40,000 Shares of £25 each. £1 per Share to be paid on application, and 10s. per Share on allotment. Calls not exceeding £1 per Share, at intervals of not less than Three Months. QOl.lO ESTATE, HOUSE, AND ,GENERAL BUSINVSS AGENCY OFFICES.—Persons requiring . Freeho4l or Lk•asehold Property, or havine . Business and Houses, to be dispose l of, should apply to Mr. CHARLES MUicRAY, Auctioneer and Valuer, 2,1, Gerrard-street, Soho, W. tration incidental to all frontier and bilingual dis tricts are not sech as will justify the German Powers in using their strength to dismember an ancient Monarchy which they have solemnly pledged tnem ,elves to support. Mr. Osbcrae's invectives are first directed against the Treaty of 1852. Nov, this Treaty we do not care to defend as to its main principles. We do not think that the possession by Denmark of a province more or lees can aff , ct the peace of Europa or the balance of power. We be lieve it would have been a better arrangement it Schleswig had been given to Denmark completely, ind Holstein completely severci from it, according to the views of the "Elder Dames." Tnon.;h Ger many would not assent to any such scheme now, after the wrangling of the lest 12 years and therecent victories, it might not have been difficmlt to make such a settlement at the time of the Treaty of Lon don; and the Schleswigers, no longer exposed to the solicitations of the Southern Duchy, would have ceased to be offended by the presence in the pulpit of a Danish preacher whom they understood just as well as if he addressed them in German. Another possible plan would have been to abolish the Danish Monarchy altogether. The union of the three Scan dinavian kingdoms would have been undoubtedly a benefit to Europe, and, if it had been accomplished, Schleswig-Holstein might have been left to what ever political happiness it might find as a fifth-rate State of the German Confederations. This, how ever, would have been a more difficult arrangement, as not only Royal interests, but national pride and some remains of national rivalry would have made Denmark unwilling to merge its individual exist ence in the Scandinavian unity. But to discuss these by bygone possibilities is, we feel, the most useless kind of criticism after the event. The politicians of 1852 acted according to the state of Europe at that time, and the opinions prevalent at the most power ful Courts. The Daehies had a short tin^ before been agitated by En unhappy war, wh'.eb had ended in the r;Vertfriw of the revolutionary army, and the restoration cf the King's euthority by force. The memory of these events., and the uncertainty of the future owing to the want of a direct heir to the throne, retarded a return to political quiet, and when Frederic': a second time proposed his schema , for a change in the succession it was received with favour not only by neutral Powers, but even by Prussia 'nd Austria and the larger number of the minor German states. On the whole, we think there is no reason to quarre: with the resolutiorz at which they, and in fact all the European Powers, arrived. There might have been a better settlement, but . the Treaty of 1852 was not a bad one. The theory of race might have been satisfied by one possible. arrangement; a better frontier might have been the result of ano!lvr ; but the very fact that nothing else was proposed, and that both friends and ene• mies accepted the principle of the Treaty, is suffi cient proof that it was founded on good sense and answered tLe needs of the time. HERALD.--There is fi not her sick man in Europe, and his name is Garibaldi. That is, he is officially sick, diplomatically indisposed. But physically and literally he refuses to be unwell. He insists upon it that he neither wants physic nor advice. His own physician aids and abets him in this pecu liar obstinacy. Dr. Basile asserts that the general's health is "perfectly satisfactory," and that his wound "no longer requires surgical care." Yet the general is announced to leave England on Friday next, flying from our shores as it from the pesti lance ' speeding to Caprera to save his very life ! If Dr. Basile is right in his opinion, why is Geri.. haldi's visit thus abruptly terminated P An expla. nation is offered by the assertion that the British Government has compromised itself by sharing in the Garibaldian demonstrations, end has thus found it necessary to throw the general overboard, like another Jonah, in order to avoid further complica tions with foreign Powers. It is broadly stated that Garibaldi leaves our shores at the instigation of the Palmeret'nian Cabinet. Of course such a request would not be made officially. It might take the form of a friendly suggestion ; but it has been stated, on the authority of the general him se f, that it is in some such way as this that he is induced to curtail his welcome visit. On the con trary, Lard Palmerston and the E 4.1 of Clarendon deny the entire assertions The latter assures the country that the Emperor of the French has ex pressed no annoyance at Garibaldi's reception, and Lord Palmerston disavows any act on the part of the Government to induce Garibaldi to quit the kingdom. Thus we fire left without any solution to what is really a 'Petty vexations kind of mys tery. If we believe Dr. Basile, if we believe what Garibaldi is dedleted to have said of him self only yesterday morning, the state of his health is not the reason why he lea/ea England in less than three weeks after his arrival. Then what is the teal Oceesion of so strange an incident ? Garibaldi is neither whimsical nor passionate. ife acts with reason and Judgment, though with ardour and enthneissm. Has he any deep design of his own ? Is he about to swoop down on Venetia, or to scale the walls of Rome? If so, why does he not restrain his physician from bruit ing abroad the iadt that 111-health has nothing to do with his sudden flight ? If Garibaldi's coming was a mysteryi his going is tenfold more so. Has he been imposed tiponP lies some audacious underling appeared before him as an agent of the Government, and uttered unauthorised requests in the name of the British Cabinet ? There is obviously something to bo explained. There is deception, or delusion, or misappreheesion somewhere. That the health of fitaribsldi is affected by the fatigue and excitement of his English reception there oae he little doubt. W e say this with all due respect to his Worthy phy sician, 1)r. Basile. Still more clearly do we appre hend the rise ashich besets the wounded soldier in undertaking his triumphal progress through the pro vinces. No great harm mey yet have been inflicted, but still there may be retain for interposing some respite in tee round of interviews and demonstra tions to which the distinguished Italian is subjected. So far we agree with Dr. Fergusson. But it is not so clear that the general must necessarily leave Eagland and return forthwith to ceprera. The sud denness of this departure is something astounding. It is as though "some well-graced actor," in the midst of a scene which riveted every eye and en tranced every heart, should drop through a trap door in the stage and suddenly disappear with an nefiniahed harangue yet quivering upon his lips, We are told in this instance that the trap-door is opened by a doctor; butane who has caught a glimpse behind the scenes tells us that it is a statesman, and not a doctor who lets down the trap. If thin be se, who is he ? What " minion from the Exchequer" have we here ? As surely as there is no effect without a cause, Garaba!di does not move without a mo tive. Some power is at work, some undercurrent, which the public sentiment will demand to have laid . bare. There is a remarkable unanklikitY on the part . . . Valuations for Probate Administration, Fire Claims ) Rail way Compensations, &c. Reno' Collected. THE BENEFACTOR OF THE ,SKIN. ItrOLLARDS PERFUMED SULPHUR SOAP and CREAM for ordinary toilet purposes, and "BAREGE' SULPHUR CREAM, for Baths, free from disagreeable odour ; an infallible means of preserving the skin and body in perfect health; they are also an effectual remedy in curing local and cutineous affections and rheuma tism. highly patronised and recommended by the most eminent physicians ,see Testimonials). 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No wonder, then, it was unanimously agreed that his motion should not be put ; so that the Cionftrenee will commence its sit tings to-day without any apinoi beet) ex pressed by the House of Commons against the weaker party in the present wars Last night the House of Oommons heard a recapitulation of the ar guments which have been familiar for some years to the few students of foreign politics, and which have been more generally made known by the dis• cussions of the last five months. Mr. Osborne re peats with perfect accuracy all that the Germans have advanced on the subject, and the most learned patriots in the rrankfort Diet coned not expect an Englishman to, be more completely acquainted with their own side of the question. When :we say further !hat Mr, Osborne spoke, as usual, admi rably, and that his information was laid before the house with all the advantages of oratory, it may • be taken for granted that the German case has not suffered for want of an advocate in England. But, as far• as any practical result is concerned, this able speech might as well be left unspoken. All that the speaker told the house is known ; much of it is admitted to be true by those who have upheld the rights of Denmark. The wisdom or imprudence of the London Treaty, the right of the late King of Denmark to agree to the succession of the Glucks burgs without the nasent of the E3tates of the Duchies, the precise nature of those Estatesand their legal competence to decide a question of succession, the conduct of the late King in respect to the teipu lations of 1851-2, the character of the Danish rule in the Duchies, the alleged grievances of the people, the language question, the schoolmaster question, the free press question, are all matters on which the best friends of Denmark are willing to admit that there is a great deal to be said on both sides. What they have asserted, and what the public feel ing of Europe has confirmed, is that a mere ques tion of succession and mere difficulties of adtninis- ee- • PRIC ...... 4d. STAMPED ....sd. r a t Government organs and Ministerial speakers• in attributing Garibaldi's departure to simple conside rations of health. But supposing the General to be unwell,. or in danger of becoming ac—the latter heirg an esimuially possible event—is there no me dium between his present round of ceaseless activity and the utter seclusion of Caprera ? Are there no hermitages in Great. Britain, that the weary veteran meat be packed off to his lonely isle, to listen once more to the bleating of his goats and the murmur of the waves? There is something altogether ano malous in the aspect which Garibaldi now presents before the eyes of the world, and for his own sake it is needful that some further explanation should be forthcoming. Wa are certain that when the truth is clearly set forth the facts will redound to the honour of the great chieftain. At present we are looking at our luminary through a fog, and we invoke a healthful breeze to clear away the haze which for the present baffles penetration. PROSPECTUS. The Directors having received •he support of eminent foreign capitalists, and the c 3. operation of many of the lead ing firms in thi4 country connected with public works, are already in a position o announce that they have secured a husiness which will of itself yield a lame return on the capital, without reckoning the probable profit which they will also derive from the further operations they have In view. The spirit of enterprise which has now manifested itself in foreign countries, with the encouragement given by the various Governments to construction of works of publi utility, leave no doubt O the A there is still ample sc ipe for an undertaking of this nature. Having secured not only the influence of those connected with banking establishments in many of the principal cities of the continent, but the acquisi tion of business, which will form the basis of immediate profitable transactions, the Di. ectors have no hesitation in introducing this Association to the public. The general objects of this compariy are the same as those of other compan es of a kindred nature which have been lately started in this country, and which, by the judicious employment of capital, h ve been enabled to secure for the shareholders such large dividends. The company will negotiate :- 1. Loans and concessions for railways, and other public works abroad. 2. Th y will advance money on approved securities, as well as purchase rind negotiate the same upon commission. 3. They will lend money to contractors of position end responsibility, and facilitate the construction of important public works. No promotion-money will be paid, and the amount of the Directors' remuneration will depend upon the profits made. With the view to ex ended operations um - n the continent, the Directors are authorised to publish the names of the fol lowing Bankers, as the correspondents of the Company : Vienta Austrian Credit Institute. Berlin Hamburg The Brunswick Bank. Leipsi3 Heinr Kustner and Co. Cologne Breslaw E. Heiman. Banker. Munich Herr Von Froh tette, Banker. Dresden George 31ensei and Co , Bankers. Konigsberg Hanover . J. Copper and Son, Bankers. Dantzlc Prospectuses and forms of application for shares may be obtained at the temporary offices of the c nnpany, 2, Copthall chambers, Angel-court, Throgmorton-sireet, or at he offices of the brokers, Messrs. Dezoete and Gorton, 2, Austin-friars. This form must be delivered entire to the bankers of Company: and, after payment of dep sit, the applicatio4 to be retained by them. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. No. To the Directors o' the English an d Foreign Credit Company (Limitedl. Gentlemen,— Having paid to your bankers the sum of , being a deposit of XI per Share on shares in the above company, I hereby request that you will allot me that number, and I agreo to accept such shares, or any smaller number that may be allotted , o me, subject to the regulations of the company. and alsl 4 o pay the further deposit of .tt per share on allotment; and I hereby authorise yuu to enter my name on the register of shareholders for the shares so al lotted. Name in full Resinence ......... ........ l'rotessigh or business Date EMPIRE OF MEXICO, ANGLO•FRENCIi SIX PER CENT. LOAN. £7,790,e00 representing a nominal amount of £;2,365,030. In bonds to bearer of .£l,O, 0. .£5 0, 00, ..-ClOO, and £S•J each, with where of smaller amounts for toe Continental mar; ~t 4, With half-yearly Coupons attached, payable Ist o.tober in London or Paris. ISSUED IN LONDON BY Messrs. GLYN, MILL' • ft _. ~ and CO., THE INTERNATIO — ' 0 ~AL FINANCIAL SOCIETY (L.mitedl. THE SOP - IN PARIS BY D ,lETE GENERALE DE CREDIT 310BILIER. • ..;creen of the Emperor Maxim Tian, dated 11th and 11th April, 861, and conventions entered into with Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., authorise the issue of Bonds of the Mex can Empire to the extent of £ 2,36%000 sterling, bearing hterest at 6 per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly in Lon ion or Paris. Of this amount £B,COO,Or bonds will be negotiated on ac count of the Mexican Government, and the remaining £4,365,000 on account of the French Government, by whom these bonds have been accepted in payment of expenses in curred in Mexico. The following are the arrangements for the issue to the public of the total amount of £t2,355, Ov, at the pri.e of 63 per cent. (with interest from Ist April), payable Xi on application. £3 „ allotment. 410 „ 35th June, 1861. £lO „ 15th August „ £ „ 15th October „ £ lO 15th December £lO „ 15th February, 165. 63 per cent. A coupon of 3 per cent., due Ist October, 1864. will be at tached to the scrip, and w.ll be received in part payment of the instalment of per cent., due 15th October ; and sub scribers have the option f paying the instalments under discount, at tie rate of 6 per cent. per annum, on any of the days fixed for payment of the instalments. The bonds will be exp Teased in francs, as well as in sterling, so as to admit of their nezotiatlon in Paris and other Conti nental markets. To affor t facilities for the negotiation in France, his Excellency, M. Fould, the French Minister of Finance,.has authorised that a pubic subscription shall be open. din Pa is and the principal towns of France. He has also instructed the syndics of the Steck Exchange of Paris, Lyons, Marseilles Toulouse, and Bodeaux to admit the scrip and bonds a the . loan to their dail r y negoti tions, and to order the dealings therein, both for cash and the ac count, to be quoted on the official lists. Each bond will have attached to it half yearly interest coupons. payable on Ist April and Ist October of each year, in London, in sterling, at the bank of Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., and in Paris, at the fixed exchange of ysf. 20:. per pound sterlin at the bankers of the Mexi an Government. If the instalments be not paid at the respective due dates, interest at 10 per cent. per annum will be charged until pay ment. Should any instalment not be paid within ole calen dar month after its being due, the scrip, and all previous pay ments thereon will be forfeited. Out of the proceeds of the loan a sum equal to the four halt yearly payments of interest thereon falling due Ist 0, tober, 1804, Ist April and Ist October,lB6s, and let April, 1866, will be retained in the Caisse des Depots et Consignations of. the French Government at Paris. The Mixed Financial Com mission nereinafter described will be specially charged with the duty of providing, out of the funds so retained, for the payment in London and Paris of the said four ha.f yearly dividends. Also, out of the proceeds of the loan, and under precisely similar arrangements, funds will be retained for the next four half year ' , payment , of interest on the 3 per cent Mex ican Bonds held under the decree of October, 185 ,' and on the new 3 per cent. bonds representing the capitalised arrears of interest thereon, as agreed to by the holders of the existing bonds a' their recent meeting in LoncLn. For the liquidation of the loan now to be contracted, a sinking fund , equal to I per cent. per annum on the nominal capital of the loan, will be provided from lst April, 1869. and applied to the purchase in London and Paris, of bonds of the various classes issued to represent the loan. A Mexican Financial Commission will be at once estab lished in Paris, and wi 1 be empowered to do all official acts necessary for the completion and h sue of the scrip and bonds arising out of the loan, and also for the capitalisation of the arrears of interest on the old bondS, and for other financial purposes. This commission will con ist of Count de Germiny, Senator, Honorary Governor of the Bank of France; Mr. W lliam Hope, General Manager of the International Financial So ciety, as Provisional English Commissioner: and a member to be specially delegatedty the Emperor of Mexico. The documents relaticg to the authorisation of the loan may be inspected at the offices of Messrs. Bircham, Dalrymple, Drake, and Ward, solicitors, 46, Parliament-street, West minster. In case of any application not receiving an allotment the deposit made on application will be returned in full ; and if a less amount be allotted than is applied for the deposit wilt be applied towards the further suns payable on allotment, and the surplus balance, if any, returned to the applicant. Appli ations, accompanied by the prescribed deposit, will be received by Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard street, London. and the International F nancial Society Limited); or by the Societe Generale de ere.tit Whiner, at aria, until Saturday next, the 23c1 April. Lists will also be ovened threu.2hout the departments of France by all the cor resp,ndents of the Societe Geaerdle de Credit Mobilier, and of the Credit Foncier of France. At Turin.. by the Societe Generale de Credit Mobilier Italien. At Madrid 9I Esi, agnol. At Amsterdsm..de Commerce et ' d'lndusiiie. Forms of apnlication anu prospectuses may 'be had of Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and 67, Lombard-street, or the In ternational Financial Sect ty (Limited , 51, Old Broad-street. London, April 16, 1831. FORM OF APPLICATION, No To be retained by the Bankers.F ENtPiRE O MEXICO. Anglo-ntench Six per Cent. Loan-17,740,000, representing a Nomtral Amount of £12,365,. 00. To Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., and the International Financial Society (Limited). Having paid to Messrs. Glyn, Mills. and Co., the sum of £ , bring the required deposit of 5 per cent. on , I request that you will allot me £5 in the above loan, and I hereby agree to an ept that amount or any less sum that may be allott d to me, and to pay the farther in stalments thereon, in accordance with the teams of your prospectus of 16th April, 1864. Name in fu" Ad 'Was in full Occupation Date ... • •• 1864. RANKERS' RECEIPT, No To be refained by applicant. EMPIRE OF MEXICO, Anglo-French six per Cent. L0an—£7,790,000, representing a Nominal amount of £12,3f5,000. 67, Lombard -street, London. April, 1861. Received of the sum of £ on account of the above loan, being the deposit of 5 p er cent. o n au application for £ of the above loin. For Glyn, Mills, and Co., *** The applicant wir please fill up the blanks of this ap- PliCation azdtue receipt before presenting the payment. :THE ORIGINAL OYAL BUCKINGHAM SAUCIE, for Roast Meat, Hashes, Gravies, Stews, Steaks, SOUP', 'ash, Game, &c. Prepared only by the proprietors, Taos. BUCK and Co., 10, Bath-pl ice, Dalstoa, London, N.E. IF THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of any one troubled with Wind in the Stomach, Indivestion, or Biliousness, take PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS. Thcir world-wide celebrity proves them of sterling merit. Of all medicine vendors at is; 16d. Ind 2s. 9d. ; or free by post for 14 or 33 stamps from Page D. Woodcock, Chemist Lincoln. DIRECTORS. John Downes, Esq. (Messrs. Downes and Scott), Upper Thames-street, Director of the National Provincial Marine Insurance Company. George Haines, Esq., Merchant, 36, Lombard. street. John Ingledew, Esq , Cambridge. House, Lee Park, Kent. William Knight, Eaq. (Messrs. William Knignt and Co.), 83, Lombard-street. Henry LAgard, Esq., Forest-hill, Nett. George S. Symons, Esq. (Messrs, G. S. Symons and Co.), 20 and 21, St. Dunstan's-hill. John E. Tibbs, Esq. (Messrs. J. E. Tibbs and Son), Threadneedle-stresr, Director of the Staffordshire Roll ing Stock Company. James Lunham, Esq. (Messrs. James Lunham and Co.), 2 d, High-street, Borough. JAbez Voss, Esq. (Messrs. V - Bs, Meek, and Co ), Billiter Fquare. Walter Brodie, Etq., 13. Dtlamere •terrace, Hyde-park, late Member of the 1F use of Representatives, New Zaalaud. (Iliflu.ential names in Manchester and Liverpool will be immediately added to the Direction.) BANKERS—The Metropoli`an and Provincial Bank, 79, Cornhill, E.C. SOLICITORS—MesErs. B3nnett and Stark, 4, Furnivars Inn, Holborn. BROKERS — Messrs. Scrutton and Son, 81, OM Broad-street. AUDITORS —Messrs. Cash and Eiwaris, Public Accountants, 13, Tokenhouse-yard, E.C. GENERAL AND RESIDENT MANAGER—Mr. Robert Steers. SECRETARY7Mr. George Drew Hodges. OrrtcEs-29, Nicholas-lane,lombard.street, E.C. This Company has for its purpose the transiction of the important and remunerative business of Fire Insurance, and that only, to the exclusion of other branches of busi ness not unusually associated with ir, under the same direc tion, and operating on ono and the same capital. The Directors are satisfied that tbe scope for the business of fire insurance presented by this country and its dependencies, is, as a commercial speculation, deserving of paramount attention ; and, the contract being one terminable annually, the profits or loss arising determine in like manner, year by year, and exhibit at once a company's financial poeition and its resources. _ While the partial remission cf the fire insurance duty now in the contemplation of Government, and applicable only to the insurance of stock-in-frado,us oppression, the will afford a corn naratively limited relief from the men Directors have resolved to all ow ur on paymen t f or ever y policy, and afterwards at each renewal, an immediate thaw • b .ck, which, in tn-iny inttan cea, will amount to a total ex • unction of the entire duty of three shillings per cent. To the public at large, and to the greater proportion of the manufacturing and mercantile community, this arrange ment will prove a highly acceptable advantage. The draw back allowed by a few of the older offices by way of per tentage on premiums, at i ntervals of years, i s o f i m • portance only to those who ar e rated at premiums rang i ng ohi‘fly from one guinea per ce n t . upwards, and i s partici pated in only by those who may have premiums to be re newed at the period of the maki ng of these returns; w h ereas by the principleatdopted by this Company, the owners of the ciaeses of risk of the more ordinary occurrence, are they who will be the more sub s t antially and at t h e same time promptly benefi ed. The concession to be thus made to the public will cer• thinly be the means not only of increasing in their respec tive amounts Insurances now existing, but of multiplying to a very large extent the numb er of insurance contracts i n this count; y and its colonial co nnections. The insurable property in this kingdom alone, including its enormous and increasing i mportations arising from to the wise interchange of tariffs, is believed to approth thus leaving nearly three -fourths of th e i nsura bl e amount altogether unprotected from l oss . nste L 5,001,060,000, whereas 11,300,00 0,000 only is insure d ; It would be difficult to find any Class of investments which has yielded such large profits as the shares of well-con ducted fire offices. The shares of the older o ffices have in creased in value immensely , at a pre mium of about 1,300, and in another of nearly 2,000 per of the shares of offices established *M eta the l as t 20 y ear a stands cent. on the sums originally Paid at from 80 to 200 per cent. nu. The increased value It is under these circumstances, and considering the im. mense,field presented for operations to erste, that the direc tors have taken adVantage of so favourable an opportunity to offer to the public the benefits of th e principle of business now adopted by them; and they have every believe that by its special feature a n d the pu bli c su pport which that nittet necessarily invit e t h e underta king w ill speedily be productive of the beat Thi onetiry results. The executive will be entrusted to officers of tried experi ence in the business of fire insurance, reason to and the directors have lremeies.nts for the Immediate establish ameenatdoy matured arrangements of fivehttnd a ro rr d an agno The directors desire to give the most unqualified assur ance to the public that nothing of the nature of frivolous objections to a prompt , and liberal settlement of claims for compensation will ever be entertained or Coktitetanded by them. brokers, D re all ad it e e , r th i e deposit will the offices Forms cf application for shares may be had o a t t s th o o In f the the ev Company otof , n o o r a o ll f o t t h m e en ti t ro b k o be returned in full. FORS! OF APPLICATION FOE SHARES. To of To the Directors of the Independent Fire Insu rance Company, Limited. Gentlemen ; --naving paid to Yotir I , being a deposit of £l per share on shares in the above Company, I hereby request that you will allot me that number; and I agree (according to the form prescribed by the Articles of Association; to accept such dhares, or any lea number you may allot me, to Pay LI los . p-r share on allotment, and to execute the Articles of Association when required ; ant I request that my name may be placed on the Register of Shareholder for the shares bo allotted. Name in full Residen:e Protesbion or business Date Post office orders and bankers' cheques 'crossed to the Com pany's bankers, to be made payable to the secretary of the Company. • 4 Secretary," or " Ba• ker," as the case may be. This Day, Never before Published, price 25., T EAR. THE JEWISH MAIDEN. * Whoever has seen Miss Batem n in "Leah" blauuld read this story, ucon which the play is founded. Aso, uniform with the above, price 2s. each, 1. BEL DEMONIO. 12. THE DUKE'S MOTTO. N.B.—The popula” Dramas are founded upon these novels. London: Ward a d Lock, 158, Flcet-street. Now ready, mice Is., by post is. Id., Q HAKSP ERE'S WILL, AU FOGRAPFIS, and PORTRAIT, photogr plied from the orildnals, ex pressly ibr the AUTOG-LtArIIIC MIRROR. Wi'ich also contains fac similes of sever,' other interesting documents written by the Poet's patrons and friends. Office-110, Strand, W.C. THE WAR IN DENMARK. (From the Zimes Special Correspondent with the Anted Arnzies.) BROACKER, April 15. The Prussian Generals seem determined to convert the Danish earthworks into masses of metal before adventuring the lives of their men in an assault. I festerday was another day of heavy fire. I went down to Gravenstein in the afternoon to post my letters, and thither the massetit of smoke from the batteries had preceded me, borne from Dtippel by an easterly wind; there was other smoke, also, from a farm in Alsen, yesterday set on fire by one 'of the batteries on the left. It was one of those great farms not uncommorein Schleswig, with a spacious residence and extensive outbuildings, the abode of ease and comfort—sometimes of almost wealth and luxury. But some Danes were in it, and had to be dislodged. So thought an offie -r in command of a battery on the left, and accordingly he threw in a shell end burnt the place. It was a great confis gration, and surely a heavy loss to some one of those Sehleswigers whom the Allies have come to help to their rights. Meanwhile and all day the batteries blazed away at the forts, which replied not. On the left, however, two batteries found an answer. Up to about noon the D Ines replied to them vigorously, and in one of them, No. 25, nearly opposite to Sandberg, two guns were dis mounted and damaged, two men killed, and one wounded. You were told before that the Danes had established strong batteries along that Alsen strand, as far north as Ronhoff, and it was two of those that yesterday fired. On the right of the Prussian line of attack, in a battery of the second parallel, a visitor who had been up there yesterday told me that he saw a gun lying dismounted. It is re ported to have been done in the night by some small Danish gunboats that ventured in, but how these es caped at the hands of the heavy batteries established with a view to such contingencies I am unable to state. It is difficult to get precise information on such matters. Every man may know what passes in his own battery, but he generally knows little more—at least of what occurs at night, and numerous tales obtain currency for which there is little or no foundation. I understand that Sonder burg was again bombarded yesterday, although perhaps to no great extent. lam wholly at a loss to explain the object of these repeated bombard ments. The nearest of the two bridges which con nect Alsen and Snndewitt is perfectly well seen from the Observatory at Schelde, and is, of course, an object of attention to the artillery. A watch is kept for troops and stores passing over it, with a view to fire upon them. But as the bridge is diffi cult to hit, although seemingly constructed of very large pontoons, the fire, an artillery officer informed me, is generally directed at the approaches to it, on the side of the mainland, as I wider-stood, but if the* same were done on the side of the town it could hardly fail to occasion damage to houses. The Prussians seem unable to explain the repeated shelling of Sanderborg, and still more at a loss to justify it, or, at least, to justify the doing it without notice to the inhabitants. Some say it was an oversight; some that for special reasons warning could not b 3 given ; others that the inhabitants ought to have abandoned it on the hint of the half daz3n shells thrown in three weeks ego; while others again declare their belief that it had been so abandoned that it in fact was no longer anything but a great barrack which they had a perfect right to bombard at any hour. 1 perceive signs of great annoyance in certain quarters at the severe manner in which the proceeding has been judged in Eng land. I should be glad if Berlin could give satis factory explanations in reply to the inquiries under stood to have been addressed to it, but I fear that will prove rather difficult. The Schelde Observatory, above referred to, has not, I think, as yet been described to you. It is situated on the west coast of Broackerland, to the south of Gammelemark. At the upper edge of the beach, where it rises into a field, and with one corner propped against a mighty tree, stands a little hut the rude framework of which consists of a few poles and spars, and the walls and roof of which are seaweed and straw. In it there is a very fair telescope, and intelligent ron-commis stoned officers are continually on the look-out. From it one looks right up Alsen Sund and has an excel lent view of the town. I was up there last in the afernoon of the 13th, and had another careful exa mination of Sonderborg. The traces of the fire are very slight, but one can discover houses the win dows of which are gone and the apertures black ened, and which, doubtless, have been gutted by the flames. There was a good deal of shipping up in Horup liuff, including some , arge steamers, and their appearance, although no unusual occurrence, came opportunely to give increased probability to the rumours of Danish evacuation current on that day, but which may now, it seems, be considered to have been unfounded. From that Observatory, on the days of the bombardment of Sonderborg, many of the Prussian shells were seen to fall in the water. Although it is unimportant as affecting the conduct of the Prussians, it may be well to note, as a gauge of Danish veracity and accuracy, that 400 shells were the very largest number that were thrown during the whole of what is upon the other side called the 48 hours' bombardment. Forty-two fire-shells were first thrown, but did not set the place on fire; this was done by the ordinary shells that followed. Toe shells were all fired from one battery, and not, as I was led to believe, from two. My information as to the number fired is derived from a gentleman who must know, who is incapable of an untruth, and who in this case has not the slightest interest to tell one. The prisoners taken the night before last, and whose numbers are variously stated at from 120 to 160, aro nearly all Satlenders. Judging from the way in which some of them were yesterday chatting and laughing at Gravenstein, they are not much cast down at their captivity; but, on the contrary, rather glad to be taken. This has seemed to be the case with most of the prisoners I have seen since the very beginning of the war. Many of them, it is true, were Schleewigers, and de facto deserters, but I do not believe that the Jutianders are a bit more anxious to fight. There is small reason why they should. The longer and the better they defend Duppel and Alsen the worse is it for their native province, which is being ruined by the enormous exactions of the Allies, who there appa rently act upon the Napoleonic principle of making war support war. Even here in Schleswig, where that is not th© case, the people iu general will be delighted to get rid of this army, well behaved though they freely admit its so'\diers are. Since I have:been living in Broacker and its neighbourhood, with most parts of which I am by this time tolerably tatniiiar, I have been struck by two things, which, although small, are sure signs that the soldiers who occupy every village and hamlet and farmhouse and peasant's cot in the country are orderly and re specters of property. The gardens are not ravaged and the henroosts are not robbed. In the little nooks of garden which, as in England, are to be A TE I, , ..., 7 7 0 VAPE F t kiriF7 7 l4 ~, ,..,,k . v. 17:, forma in front or reer of : tn,tenr 0 kis 4 irseef e see ,1:,1 4 --,,,.. , ---, " ' '2," spring flOweis ere nnee'mehirg th 2 2W7455K,',c: :•,if - : , 4 . ; well tril_ n t ;36 4, 'antratepled corers. ka/siS,/ lea& his Isar -t:'• she'd- wiehont,4e e ejilt I:e e .-- , served up ar ras &dove: raid doeke ».e , i li., • : O S' to be seen . Pee . klng induitrious!::e ie ever 7 •)11.'. ;. ~1 lane. I Ttleie EMI! tririt9 ' show the character of an ermr. Nevertbeleathe'36,ooo or 40,000 men (pro bably the latter) now ia front of Duppel,ancl whose commander's theadquart ere ate at Gravonsteie, fsrp. a grievous burden upon the land, the litCe tffluences and modest ease of. which seem, so to speak, to perish Under'the pressure. The exorbitant am' cunt of billeting is severely felt neve that it yeas las:as' so long. I know of one house in Gra venstein, inhabited by a respectable femily and coataining eight rooms, ono of which is reserved to Litsself by tho proprietor of the house. Of the renatiultg seven, the ta n7:nts have not one eesclasively for their own use. Soldiers occupy their bef3.chareeber by day, end they share with officers the room ire - which they sit. The other five rooms are appropriated in differe.nt ways Entirely to the use. .of the army. I must suppose that there are not a few otteera cquatly incommoded, and all but turned out ol'their houses. If this army remains here much Jonaor it would be better and healthier to put part of it re.nder canvas than to keep it crewded in close cantonments. In weather that is neither wet nor severely cal, a clean well-aired tent is a more ealnbrions abode than frowzy, loweroofed, stove-heated ecenels. I lately wrote to you that the Rolf Krake had been in the direction of the Nobel Doer and had exchanged a few shots with the Alnoer batteries. This seems to be an incorrect version of what took place. At Eckersund ferry (the pontoon bridge is not yet replaced) I yesterday was told `that, the night being very dark, the men in one of the bat teries had fancied that a small craft which lay neer was moving,"and their heads being doubtless full of the Reif° Krake since her.exploit of the 28tfa of March, they inraOied they hbd before them that adrenturocs cruiser, and accordingly feedupon her. One shot only was fired, it is said, and some rifles by the in fantry near at hand, be.fare the error was discovered. Luckily no damage was done. The day before yesterday a steam corvette, said to be the Dannebrog, and to carry 15 guns, anchored in the water south of Alsen, between Veaning Bard and Iforup Haff. It is reported here she is iron clad. Ido not know whether the Danes have so large a vessel prcteeted in this manner. She left again )esterday. •~~ G~ Since the outposts have been so near together, up to the 13th inst., there was some fraternisation between the Danish and German sentries, who met half way and drunk and talked together. On Wed.. nesday, down near the Vanning Band, to the right of the third parallel, where the Prussians and Dines stood but 60 paces apart, in pits and behind parapets on opposite sides of the same field, I saw several instances of this. A soldier would step out of his cover waving a white handberchief, and would advance to the middte of the field, where his opponent met him, and they drank out of the same flask, or, in one or two cases, merely ex changed a few words, shook hands, and parted. The thing was latterly forbidden, bat it still con tinued more or less. I suppose an end will have been put to it by the fight of the night before last and the withdrawal of the lines, at least 'on a great part of the line, within their entrenchments. The Prussian soldiers say that some of the Danes ex pressed to them their great weariness of the war, but said that they expected it to cease on the 12th inst. Perhaps they had heard that the Conference was to meet on that day, as reported, and had a vague notion that it would put a stop to hostilities,. Northwards from West Duppel the Prussiana have now a chain of batteries, consisting of 6, 12,, and 24 pounder rifled guns. The 24 pounders were yesterday (two batteries of four guns each) firing at the north end of Sonderborg and at the second pon toon bridge, but they are reported to have made poor practice. The distance is great. Ten 5-pounders, its the two batteries nearest to Duppel, yesterday fired at forts 7to 10. Then there are three 12-pounder batteries which eng3ge the Danish forts on Alsen shore. The farthest of these, close to Sondberg Castle, woe yesterday firing fr'm behind a bank, there beirg no regular brezierworiz as yet made for it. Further on, near SAinabvk, nerd by the exit from the narrow portion of Alsen Suns, where it widens r.nd turns 1110f3 eastwards, are some more , 12-pounders. Railway and Public Companies in Parliament. Yert_rday, before the committee on the new metropolitan railway;, the evidence of Mr. Seymour Clarke on the gene. ral merits of the Great Nor hero Railway Company's Ivo posed Barnet branch, and for other purposes, having been concluded, Mr. Fowler, the engineer, and Mr. Fenton,. traffic manager of the Metropolitan Railway, were examined. in opposition to the proposal of the Great Northern to run over the Metropolitan Railway between King's-cross and its Farringdonostreet terminus. Mr. Hope Scote, Q.C., was heard in opposition on behalf of the Midland Rail way Company, relative to the acquisition of some lands for station purposes to the westward of the Great Northern Company's goods station at King's-cross, oE which the Metropolitan possessed the freehold, but ot which the Midland company claimed the leasehold. The committee will not give theirdecision on the Great Northern Company's bill until they have heard the case of the Lon don, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company's No. 1 hill, which involves questions for adjudication common to both schemes. The case for the Staines, Egham, and Woking Junction Railway was opened by Mr. Phinn, Q.C., in thew committee of which Mr. Scholefield is chairman. It is pro posed to be incorporated with a capital of £48,000, and £16,000 loan, for a five mile line from a junction with the Staines and Wokingharn Railway eastward of its Virginia Water station to the Woking station of the London and So.ith Western Railway. Mr. Gregory, C.E.,was examined in savour of the line, and after hearing the general trafiGe evidence, the committee threw out the bill, subsequently passing the proposed extension of the South-Western to. Chertsey, which had been considered at previous sittings. The further hearing of the North British Company's eaten. sion to Perth is adjourned in Mr. Haseard's committee, who then considered the proposed Denburn Valley Railway, which proposes, inter alia, to empower the Scottish North Eastern to make a short line through Denburn valley to the Great North of Scotland, with a joint passenger station. and approaches at Aberdeen, the first cempany to be em powered to apply £70,000, and the second £125,000 for the h purpose. After hearing Mr. Sergeant Bellasis against, the committee passed the bill. The bill for leasing the Alyth. Railway to the Scottish North Eastern, being unopposed, was sent down to Mr. Massey's committee. The committee on the competing schemes proposed by the Sheffield, Ches terfield, and Staffordshire Railway, and by the Midland Railway, from Chesterfield to Sheffield, resumed its inquiry, taking the case of the latter bill for a new line of 13 miles between those places, to raise £455,000 by shares and £151,000 by loan. The traffic case was considered, The bills passed in Mr. Massey's committee were the Bod mM and Wadebridge Railway, for a line of three miles between those points in Cornwall, and to miss £48,000; the Wallingford and Wallington Railway, of; eight miles, to raise £BO,OOO by shares, and £26,000 loan ; Bedford and Cambridge Railway, to raise a further sum of £50,000; Witney Railway, and Ely, Iladdenham, and Sut ton. 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